@article{ref1,
title="Divorce and domestic violence among Syrian refugees in Germany",
journal="Journal of interpersonal violence",
year="2021",
author="Ajlan, Ahmad Al",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="In recent literature, there are no academic studies on divorce and domestic violence among Syrian refugees in Germany. To contribute to filling this gap, the current  study addresses the question: What are the main causes of divorce and domestic  violence among Syrian refugees in Germany, and how are these two phenomena  interrelated? The present study is based on 14 qualitative interviews with divorced  Syrian refugee men and women in Germany, all of them are Muslim with different  economic backgrounds from urban and rural areas in Syria and got divorced shortly  after their arrival to Germany. The data were analyzed and coded following Mayring's  guidelines for content analysis. The findings suggest that domestic violence results  from conflicts of interest in marriage and divorce between Syrian refugee men and  women. The present study uses the economic theory of marriage and divorce by Cary  Becker to show how Syrian refugee women's &quot;gains&quot; of divorce in Germany exceed the  &quot;gains&quot; of remaining married and how that leads them to divorce their husbands. In  contrast, divorce is a heavy loss for Syrian refugee men. In addition, it shows how  this conflict of interest results in domestic violence, by which the men resist  their wives' eagerness to divorce and interpret the marital relationship according  to Sharia law and Arabic traditions in order to keep their old patriarchal  authority. However, this interpretation is inapplicable and criminalized by the  German family legislation, and unwanted by their wives. The findings, through the  example of Syrian refugees in Germany, imply that the causes of divorce and domestic  violence among refugees in some regards are unique in comparison with natives and  migrants. That means that we need more studies on this topic in different  socio-cultural contexts.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0886-2605",
doi="10.1177/0886260520985488",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260520985488"
}